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Numbers of Production Occupations in Bakersfield, CA

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 8,140
2006 9,090
2007 9,200
2008 9,090
2009 7,390
2010 7,240
2011 7,960
2012 8,080
2013 9,840
2014 10,000
2015 8,890
2016 9,870
2017 10,240
2018 10,420
2019 8,670

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 830
2006 840
2007 680
2008 720
2009 670
2010 620
2011 700
2012 750
2013 760
2014 760
2015 850
2016 830
2017 910
2018 830
2019 770

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Year Number
2011 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2013 50
2014 50
2016 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 40
2006 120
2007 130
2008 180
2009 130
2010 90
2011 60
2012 70
2013 90
2014 0
2015 0
2017 50
2018 140
2019 0

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2009 250
2010 230

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 610
2006 450
2007 520
2008 310
2009 210
2010 100
2011 430
2012 0
2013 470
2014 530
2015 380
2016 390

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 430
2006 380
2007 340
2008 180
2009 200
2010 170
2011 170
2012 150
2013 250
2014 350
2015 340
2016 400
2019 830

Bakers
Year Number
2005 150
2006 130
2007 170
2008 160
2009 290
2010 240
2011 240
2012 170
2013 160
2014 0
2015 430
2016 490
2017 300
2018 200
2019 150

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 270
2006 340
2007 250
2008 220
2009 310
2010 0
2011 430
2012 310
2013 340
2014 320
2015 370
2016 420
2017 390
2018 340
2019 220

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 90
2007 130
2008 170
2009 170
2010 110
2011 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 0
2014 30
2015 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 180
2007 150
2008 210
2009 0
2010 0
2012 160
2013 160
2014 320
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 800
2019 730

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2011 40
2012 100

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2019 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40
2011 30
2014 30
2015 40
2019 40

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 30

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 100
2006 150
2007 120
2008 70
2009 70
2010 80
2011 80
2012 100
2013 0
2014 100
2015 100
2016 120
2017 120
2018 90
2019 110

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2008 60
2009 70
2010 60
2011 40
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2019 0

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2006 70
2007 90
2008 50
2013 0
2015 40
2017 40

Machinists
Year Number
2005 420
2006 360
2007 400
2008 480
2009 510
2010 340
2011 490
2012 560
2013 620
2014 530
2015 520
2016 390
2017 460
2018 440
2019 460

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2009 70
2010 0
2011 150
2012 60
2013 60
2015 40
2016 0
2017 80
2018 100
2019 0

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 50
2011 40
2012 30

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 610
2006 880
2007 1,020
2008 1,010
2009 1,030
2010 800
2011 1,000
2012 1,320
2013 1,960
2014 1,860
2015 1,710
2016 1,070
2017 1,030
2018 1,220
2019 960

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2012 0
2013 30
2014 40
2015 50

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2009 40
2010 40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 80
2007 110
2008 90
2009 70
2010 70
2011 40
2012 80
2013 130
2014 100
2015 70
2016 50
2017 70
2018 90
2019 90

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 170
2006 140
2007 130
2008 150
2009 190
2010 200
2011 200
2012 220
2013 270
2014 270
2015 290
2016 290
2017 280
2018 260
2019 240

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 110
2006 100
2007 120
2008 130
2009 140
2010 100
2011 150
2012 130
2013 0
2014 120
2015 100
2016 100
2018 0
2019 70

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 70
2007 40
2008 40
2012 30
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 30

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2011 30

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 220
2006 240
2007 230
2008 180
2009 110
2010 110
2011 110
2012 80
2013 110
2014 140
2015 210
2016 180
2017 170
2018 120
2019 100

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2017 30

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 350
2006 210
2007 200
2008 120
2009 170
2010 180
2011 280
2012 320
2013 330
2014 180
2015 180
2016 130
2017 120
2018 110
2019 120

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 70
2007 50
2008 80
2009 100
2010 90
2011 80
2012 80
2013 90
2014 90
2015 90
2016 70
2017 50
2018 50
2019 80

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 270
2007 210
2008 220
2009 160
2010 200
2011 330
2012 370
2013 400
2014 340
2015 250
2016 240
2017 280
2018 320
2019 210

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2014 70
2015 80
2016 90
2017 0
2018 50

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2010 90
2011 90
2012 0
2013 0
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2005 920
2006 1,280
2007 1,060
2008 1,200
2009 1,020
2010 920
2011 820
2012 590
2013 500
2014 380
2015 370
2016 490
2017 310
2018 480
2019 360

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2007 30
2010 70
2011 90
2012 100
2013 90
2014 90
2018 40
2019 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2013 50
2014 60
2015 210
2017 260
2018 120
2019 200

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 100
2007 60
2008 60
2010 0
2011 50
2012 150
2013 160
2014 140
2015 90
2016 120
2017 160
2018 200
2019 190

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40
2011 50
2012 50
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 120
2006 130
2007 130
2008 130
2009 130
2010 120
2011 170
2012 140
2013 180
2014 120
2015 150
2016 230
2017 210
2018 230
2019 100

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2013 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2009 50
2016 40
2017 40

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2012 40
2013 40
2014 30

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 560
2006 380
2007 480
2008 670
2009 610
2010 440
2011 460
2012 540
2013 630
2014 930
2015 910
2016 850
2017 650
2018 640
2019 960

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2009 50
2010 50
2011 0
2014 30

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2007 0
2008 60
2009 90
2010 40
2011 60
2012 0
2013 0
2014 90
2015 0
2016 110
2017 60
2018 70
2019 90

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2011 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 900
2006 940
2007 900
2008 760
2009 0
2010 480
2011 440
2012 820
2013 920
2014 890
2015 540
2016 830
2017 1,090
2018 1,110
2019 750

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 150
2006 210
2007 190
2008 200
2009 140
2010 160
2011 150
2012 160
2013 130
2014 190
2015 200
2016 160
2017 190
2018 190
2019 220

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 40
2010 50
2011 70
2012 70
2013 50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 60
2011 80
2012 50
2015 60
2016 70
2017 130
2018 0
2019 140

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2019 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 50
2014 40

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 70
2009 30
2010 30
2012 0
2013 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2009 0
2010 60
2011 0
2015 0
2019 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 30

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 370
2006 0
2007 570
2008 610
2009 0
2010 500
2011 310
2012 250
2013 350
2014 370
2015 0
2016 1,390
2017 1,560
2018 970
2019 320

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 550
2007 490
2008 370
2009 220
2013 460
2014 370
2015 150
2016 280
2017 260
2018 290
2019 160